The Capital by A.H. Lee5/30/2023 Narcissism refers to “a personality trait reflecting a grandiose and inflated self-concept” and is characterized by an unrealistic positive self-view (Buffardi & Campbell, 2008), especially of traits, such as status, physical appearance, social popularity, and intelligence (Campbell, Rudich, & Sedikides, 2002). A recent study indicated that two key motivations for using Instagram are self-expression and social interaction, suggesting that Instagram users utilize pictures of all sorts of things to present their actual and ideal selves, as well as to maintain social relationships (Lee, Lee, Moon, & Sung, 2015).Ī growing body of personality research suggests that narcissism is one of the most powerful predictors of self-promotional content via social media (Carpenter, 2012). In particular, Instagram, a mobile photo-sharing application, has attracted SNS users to present themselves via a variety of photographs and short videos by making the process easier than ever. With the emergence of social technologies available to Internet and smartphone users, SNS-based communication provides novel venues for self-disclosure, self-presentation, and impression management (Rui & Stefanone, 2013). Social networking sites (hereafter SNSs), such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram provide a new venue for individuals to present themselves and manage their social relationships online.
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